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National Instruments RT Series User Manual
Summary of RT Series
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Rt series daq device user manual rt series daq device user manual april 2001 edition part number 322635b-01.
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Support worldwide technical support and product information ni.Com national instruments corporate headquarters 11500 north mopac expressway austin, texas 78759-3504 usa tel: 512 794 0100 worldwide offices australia 03 9879 5166, austria 0662 45 79 90 0, belgium 02 757 00 20, brazil 011 284 5011, can...
Page 3: Important Information
Important information warranty the rt series daq hardware is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves t...
Page 4: Compliance
Compliance fcc/canada radio frequency interference compliance* determining fcc class the federal communications commission (fcc) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The fcc places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as class a (for use in industr...
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Interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • increase the separation between the equipmen...
Page 6: Contents
© national instruments corporation vii rt series daq device user manual contents about this manual conventions ...................................................................................................................Ix related documentation.....................................................
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Contents rt series daq device user manual viii ni.Com real-time programming ............................................................................................... 4-4 running a vi at time-critical priority without the rt development system ......................................................
Page 8: About This Manual
© national instruments corporation ix rt series daq device user manual about this manual this manual contains information about the rt series data acquisition (daq) devices and working with labview real-time (rt). The rt series daq hardware consists of the following devices: • pci-7030/6040e • pci-7...
Page 9: Related Documentation
About this manual rt series daq device user manual x ni.Com programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations, variables, filenames and extensions, and code excerpts. Related documentation the following documents contain information that you might find helpful as you read this ...
Page 10: Introduction
© national instruments corporation 1-1 rt series daq device user manual 1 introduction this chapter describes the rt series daq devices, lists what you need to get started, explains how to unpack your rt series daq device, and describes the software you need to use. About the rt series the rt series...
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Chapter 1 introduction rt series daq device user manual 1-2 ni.Com what you need to get started to set up and use your rt series daq device, you need the following: ❑ one of the following devices: – pxi-7030/6 xxx – pci-7030/6 xxx ❑ this manual ❑ hardware user manual for your daq daughterboard, show...
Page 12: Unpacking
Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 rt series daq device user manual unpacking your rt series daq device is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the device. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the device. To avoid such dam...
Page 13: Installing The Hardware
© national instruments corporation 2-1 rt series daq device user manual 2 installation and configuration this chapter explains how to install and configure your rt series daq hardware. Installing the hardware you can install the rt series daq device in any available expansion slot in your computer o...
Page 14: Board Configuration
Chapter 2 installation and configuration rt series daq device user manual 2-2 ni.Com your rt series daq device is installed. You are now ready to configure your software. Pxi installation complete the following steps to install your rt series pxi board. 1. Turn off and unplug your computer. 2. Choos...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-3 rt series daq device user manual figure 2-1. Measurement & automation explorer notice that max assigns separate device numbers to the pci/pxi-7030 device and the daq daughterboard, as shown in figure 2-1. The daq daughte...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration rt series daq device user manual 2-4 ni.Com daughterboard directly, even though the daq daughterboard is configured as a separate device. Only labview rt applications targeted to the rt series daq device can access the daq daughterboard. Tip if you want to te...
Page 17: Hardware Overview
© national instruments corporation 3-1 rt series daq device user manual 3 hardware overview this chapter describes the pci and pxi rt series daq hardware. You can find most of the hardware information you need in your daq device user manual. Table 1-1, rt series daq device and corresponding daq devi...
Page 18: Processor Board
Chapter 3 hardware overview rt series daq device user manual 3-2 ni.Com figure 3-2. Pxi rt series data acquisition hardware processor board the 7030 processor board contains a microprocessor and support circuitry, as shown in figure 3-3. The support circuitry includes a chipset with pci controller a...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-3 rt series daq device user manual figure 3-3. Rt series processor board diagram embedded isa bus embedded cpu bus processor board bios isa bridge controller shared memory cpu i/o daughterboard sram/dram shared memory interface bios ex...
Page 20: Daq Daughterboard
Chapter 3 hardware overview rt series daq device user manual 3-4 ni.Com daq daughterboard the daughterboard in the rt series system provides the daq functionality. Each daughterboard is a national instruments daq device with some mechanical modifications to allow it to connect to the processor board...
Page 21: Leds
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-5 rt series daq device user manual information about how to use the rtsi signals. Table 1-1, rt series daq device and corresponding daq device manual , lists the corresponding manual for each available daughterboard. Leds the rt series...
Page 22: Labview Rt Programming
© national instruments corporation 4-1 rt series daq device user manual 4 labview rt programming this chapter provides an overview of using labview real-time (rt) and your rt series daq hardware. Targeting labview rt and downloading vis in labview rt, select operate»switch execution target to access...
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Chapter 4 labview rt programming rt series daq device user manual 4-2 ni.Com select target platform dialog box to launch max and configure your rt series daq devices. Resetting the rt series daq device resetting the rt series daq device is necessary only after you first turn on the system or if comm...
Page 24: Programming Labview Rt
Chapter 4 labview rt programming © national instruments corporation 4-3 rt series daq device user manual to disable the select target platform dialog box, specify the target platform in the command line argument of your built executable using –target . For example, c:\mybuiltapp_rtengine.Exe -target...
Page 25: Real-Time Programming
Chapter 4 labview rt programming rt series daq device user manual 4-4 ni.Com real-time programming this section provides an overview of real-time programming using your rt series daq hardware. Running a vi at time-critical priority without the rt development system instead of using tcp/ip or vi serv...
Page 26: Rt Series Daq Vis
Chapter 4 labview rt programming © national instruments corporation 4-5 rt series daq device user manual hardware for these changes to take effect. However, unlike virtual channels, you can set device parameters or accessory configuration information programmatically inside a vi without running max....
Page 27: Specifications
© national instruments corporation a-1 rt series daq device user manual a specifications this appendix lists the specifications of the embedded processor system. Processor processor ................................................ Amd 486 dx5 32-bit architecture processor clock speed ..................
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Appendix a specifications rt series daq device user manual a-2 ni.Com power requirement pci-7030 only (without daughterboard) .........................1.9 a at +5 vdc (±5%) pxi-7030 only (without daughterboard) .........................2.0 a at +5 vdc (±5%) note to calculate the total power requirem...
Page 29: Web Support
© national instruments corporation b-1 rt series daq device user manual b technical support resources web support national instruments web support is your first stop for help in solving installation, configuration, and application problems and questions. Online problem-solving and diagnostic resourc...
Page 30: Worldwide Support
Appendix b technical support resources rt series daq device user manual b-2 ni.Com worldwide support national instruments has offices located around the world to help address your support needs. You can access our branch office web sites from the worldwide offices section of ni.Com . Branch office w...
Page 31: Glossary
© national instruments corporation g-1 rt series daq device user manual glossary b bios basic input/output system—bios functions are the fundamental level of any pc or compatible computer. Bios functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer hardware resources. Bus th...
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Glossary rt series daq device user manual g-2 ni.Com device instrument or controller that is addressable as a single entity and controls or monitors real-world i/o points. A device is often connected to the host computer through some type of communication network or can be a plug-in device. For data...
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Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 rt series daq device user manual v visa virtual instrument software architecture—a new driver software architecture developed by national instruments to unify instrumentation software gpib, daq, and vxi. It has been accepted as a standard for vxi by th...
Page 34: Index
© national instruments corporation i-1 rt series daq device user manual index b board configuration, 2-2 to 2-4 bus interface specifications, a-1 c command-line arguments, 4-2 to 4-3 communication host-embedded communication shared memory, a-1 host-to-rt series daq device communication, 3-4 configur...
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Index rt series daq device user manual i-2 ni.Com labview rt programming, 4-1 to 4-5 creating stand-alone executables, 4-2 to 4-3 downloading vis, 4-1 to 4-2 labview functions not supported on daq hardware, 4-3 real-time programming, 4-4 to 4-5 configuration issues, 4-4 to 4-5 running vi at time-cri...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-3 rt series daq device user manual s shared memory host-embedded communication shared memory, a-1 real-time programming, 4-4 software programming choices, 1-3 specifications, a-1 to a-2 stand-alone executables, creating, 4-2 to 4-3 command-line arguments, 4...